Twitter defends LSU’s Angel Reese after taunting Caitlin Clark
Classless #Classless
LSU basketball star Angel Reese took heat after taunting Caitlin Clark with her own “You Can’t See Me” celebration. Twitter hit back in her defense.
Caitlin Clark was the runaway star of the women’s NCAA Tournament and March Madness in general. But her triumphant run ended on Sunday when the LSU Tigers stopped the Iowa Hawkeyes in their tracks to claim the championship, 102-85.
As the game wound down, Angel Reese of LSU taunted Clark with her signature “You Can’t See Me” gesture while also pointing to her ring finger to indicate where the title was going.
Some in the basketball world didn’t like that, calling Reese “classless” for celebrating in that way.
With “classless” trending on Twitter after the moment, a wave of pushback emerged. Clark taunted her previous opponents with the very same gesture without a hint of controversy. In fact, she was widely congratulated for it.
Why was Reese crossing a line for doing the same?
Here’s what Reese had to say about the gesture:
Reese admitted she had been waiting to give Clark a taste of her own medicine after seeing her do it towards South Carolina players.
Trash talk is a part of sports. But if you’re going to dish it out, you better be willing to stand in and take it as well. Clark isn’t the one raising the fuss about this whole thing. It’s people on the outside who want to dictate what is and isn’t acceptable based on arbitrary standards.
Reese just won the national title while putting up 15 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals. Let celebrate her accomplishment. And let Clark have her fun next season when she next drops 40 on someone.